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Interested in helping keep youngsters writing and creating? On Wednesday, January 10th, from 7:15–8:30 pm at The Drama Book Shop (250 W. 40th Street), we’ll be reading through short stories written by elementary school children and writing personalized notes back to encourage their love of arts and learning. Enjoy kids’ incredibly funny tales...Read more »

New Year, New Brew! / New Beer, New You! Happy Hour Trying to think of a New Year’s resolution (that you won’t give up on by January second)? Well, we’ve got the perfect one: try a new brew! Join us for our third annual New Year’s happy hour as we explore plenty of hoppy...Read more »

Still craving that Halloween spook? That 4:30 pm darkness got you feeling some type of way?? YPG is keeping the creep going with a look at the unique multimedia podcast-to-book-to-film experience that is Lore. Created by Aaron Mahnke, Lore originally launched as a podcast about true life scary stories. Now, the series has expanded...Read more »

Young to Publishing Group’s Bay Area chapter is back! Come celebrate the relaunch of our networking powerhouse for budding publishing professionals. Catch up with old industry pals and make some new ones while you’re at it! Learn about our upcoming events over a complimentary glass of bubbly and snacks (or purchase your favorite...Read more »

“A highly literate offering” – The New York Times ​​ “…pokes fun at literary pastime by taking it out of bookstores and into comedy clubs” – LA Weekly YPG Discount: Literati: A Comedy Show About Books and the Idiots Who Write Them The hilarious literary comedy show Literati has invited YPG...Read more »

YPG Writers: Write-In/Critique – Two Dates! Join YPG Writers for our signature write-in and flash workshop on December 14 and December 28. As always, we’ll do a quick introduction, followed by an hour of writing and optional sharing, then we’ll wrap up the meeting with a flash workshop. If interested in being critiqued, email...Read more »

Book Industry Guild of New York (BIGNY) Holiday Party Is your motto “can’t stop, won’t stop” when it comes to holiday parties? Well, here is another one for you! BIGNY is inviting all YPG members to their annual holiday happy hour at Eammon’s (9 East 45th Street, 2nd Floor), on December 14,...Read more »

On November 8th, 2017 a group of YPGers gathered at Penguin Random House with Social Media Manager Emily Hughes, editor Esi Sogah, and authors Justina Ireland and Katherine Locke to discuss the pros and cons of Twitter. The panelists talked about deciding on their brand, and how that brand has changed over time. Esi...Read more »

YPG Agent/Editor Mixer (Adult) Calling all agents and editors! Whether you’re looking to make your first acquisition or sale, or moving on to your fifth, you won’t want to miss this editor/agent networking happy hour! This mixer focuses on adult trade fiction and nonfiction. Get ready to mix, mingle, and discuss your favorite...Read more »

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The Young to Publishing Group (YPG) strives to give junior employees a chance to build a community outside of their own publishing houses and to educate themselves about the industry as a whole. The YPG is an initiative of the Association of American Publishers (AAP).